George Rice — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this George Rice across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Rice
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Occupation	Contractor
Industry	Painting & Papering Co.
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	340
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Contractor
Township / Ward	Memphis City
Est. Birth Year	~1892

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Alline Rice	Daughter	—	10	~1930
George Rice	Head	—	48	~1892
Irma May	Other	—	31	~1909
George Rice	Son	—	14	~1926
Alline Rice	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Head, age 27

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Rice
Given Name	George T.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Decorator
Industry	Private House
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Head, age 38

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Rice
Given Name	George F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Decorator
Industry	Contractor
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	1800
Veteran	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Head, age 48

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

Surname	Rice
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis City
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Contractor
Industry	Painting & Papering Co.
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	340
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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George Rice

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03970-00297)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Janie Anderson	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
2	George Anderson	40	Head	Mechanic	Tennessee
3	Alberta Anderson	39	Wife	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
4	George Jr. Anderson	17	Son	Delivery Boy	Tennessee
5	Robert Anderson	15	Son	—	Tennessee
6	Emanuel Anderson	11	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Houston Hinson	52	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
8	Cora Hinson	40	Wife	Cutter	Tennessee
9	Florence Phifer	50	Lodger	—	Mississippi
11	Charlie D. Drake	48	Head	Auto Mechanic	Tennessee
12	Mary Drake	44	Wife	Packer	Mississippi
13	Bobby Drake	13	Son	—	Tennessee
14	David Taylor	68	Father-in-law	—	Mississippi
16	Robert E. Totty	32	Head	Painter	Tennessee
17	Bessie Totty	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Edward Totty	14	Son	—	Tennessee
19	Walker Totty	11	Son	—	Tennessee
20	Edward Totty	78	Father	—	Tennessee
21	Louisa Totty	70	Mother	—	Tennessee
22	George Rice THIS PERSON	48	Head	Contractor	Tennessee
23	Alline Rice	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	George H. Rice	14	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Alline Rice	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Irma L. May	31	Sister-in-law	—	Mississippi
27	Lora Totty	48	Head	Packer	Tennessee
28	Louis Totty	23	Son	Fire Builder	Tennessee
29	Floy H. Totty	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
30	James David Russum	56	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
31	Myrtle Russum	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
32	Earl Baker	29	Head	Golf Pro	Tennessee
33	Courtney Baker	19	Wife	—	Tennessee
34	Earl Jr. Baker	1	Son	—	Tennessee
35	Hattie Polk	49	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
36	John French	42	Head	Gardner	Tennessee
37	Grace French	39	Wife	—	Tennessee
38	Gilbert Perry	65	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
39	Ella Perry	60	Wife	—	Mississippi

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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